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Daniel Portman from “Game of Thrones” was sexually harassed by fans

Daniel Portman plays Podrick in game of Throneshas spoken about being repeatedly sexually harassed by fans of the series.

In Path of punishment, the third episode of the third season of Game of Thrones, Several prostitutes refuse to accept money from his character Podrick because she gives him sexual abilities.

In a recent interview with Esquire, Portman admitted that this caused countless viewers of the show to go too far and grab his genitals in public.

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“I have been groped by so many… by so many, so many, such older women who were very…” at this point he made a groping gesture.

“What can you do? You know? Tell them not to do it, of course. That hasn’t happened in a long time. You’d think people would be able to tell reality from fiction these days.”

Daniel Portman in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”Daniel Portman in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”

Daniel Portman in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”

“I’m not saying that being groped is part of it, but people go crazy about it. It’s definitely not cool.”

Portman also admitted that he used Podrick’s reputation to his advantage from time to time.

“I was 20 when that happened, so it was like a kid in a candy store. When you tell a 20-year-old actor who stumbled into this big TV show that he’s suddenly supposed to be Casanova, people all over the world wonder whether that’s true or not. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t fun.”

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Portman recently thrilled game of Thrones Viewers with his singing voice, as the second episodes of the last season, A knight of the Seven Kingdoms, At the end he sang Jenny Of Oldstones.

Whether his gentle tones will be enough to get him through the show’s final episodes remains to be seen.